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1 GRADE 3 - Communities Around the World Learning About People and Places CORE CURRICULUM: is based on the five social studies standards. provides students with an opportunity to learn about the social, political, geographic, economic, and historical characteristics of the world s peoples and cultures. helps students to understand and apply the concept of historic chronology. explores how different world communities meet their basic needs and wants. compares the role of citizens in different political systems around the world. is linked with the content and skills of grades 6, 9, and 10. CONTENT UNDERSTANDINGS FOCUS QUESTIONS Why do people settle and live in a particular place? In what ways are world communities similar and different? How do environmental and geographic factors influence world communities? How do we use maps, globes, and other geographic representations to locate world communities? How do people living in world communities depend on and modify their physical environments? How do world communities answer the three fundamental economic questions? What are the symbols of citizenship in world communities? Why do people in world communities have different rules, rights, and responsibilities? Cultures and civilizations What is a culture? What is a civilization? How and why do cultures change? Where do people settle and live? Why? People in world communities exchange elements of their cultures. People in world communities use legends, folktales, oral histories, biographies, autobiographies, and historical narratives to transmit values, ideas, beliefs, and traditions. World communities celebrate their people s accomplishments, achievements, and contributions. Historic events can be viewed through the eyes of those who were there, as shown in their art, writings, music, and artifacts. Communities around the world People of similar and different cultural groups often live together in world communities. World communities have social, political, economic, and cultural similarities and differences. World communities change over time. Important events and eras of the near and distant past can be displayed on timelines. Calendar time can be measured in terms of years, decades, centuries, and millennia, using B.C. and A.D. as reference points. All people in world communities need to learn and they learn in different ways. Families in world communities differ from place to place. Beliefs, customs, and traditions in world communities are learned from others and may differ from place to place. World communities are made up of different events, people, problems, and ideas. People in world communities may have different interpretations and perspectives about important issues and historic events.

2 The location of world communities World communities can be located on maps and globes (by latitude and longitude). The spatial relationships of world communities can be described by direction, location, distance, and scale. Regions represent areas of Earth s surface with unifying geographic characteristics. World communities can be located in relation to each other and to principal parallels and meridians. Geographic representations such as aerial photographs and satellite-produced images can be used to locate world communities. Earth s continents and oceans can be located in relation to each other and to principal parallels and meridians. Physical, human, and cultural characteristics of world communities The causes and effects of human migration vary in different world regions. The physical, human, and cultural characteristics of different regions and people throughout the world are different. Interactions between economic activities and geographic factors differ in world communities. The factors that influence human settlements differ in world communities. People depending on and modifying their physical environments People living in world communities depend on and modify their physical environments in different ways. Lifestyles in world communities are influenced by environmental and geographic factors. The development of world communities is influenced by environmental and geographic factors. Challenge of meeting needs and wants in world communities Societies organize their economies to answer three fundamental economic questions: What goods and services should be produced and in what quantities? How shall goods and services be produced? For whom shall goods and services be produced? Human needs and wants differ from place to place. People in world communities make choices due to unlimited needs and wants and limited resources. People in world communities must depend on others to meet their needs and wants. Production, distribution, exchange, and consumption of goods and services are economic decisions all societies must make. People in world communities use human, capital, and natural resources. People in world communities locate, develop, and make use of natural resources. Resources are important to economic growth in world communities. Economic decision making in world communities Production, distribution, exchange, and consumption of goods and services are economic decisions that all world communities must make. Economic decisions in world communities are influenced by many factors. Symbols of citizenship in world communities People in world communities celebrate various holidays and festivals. People in world communities use monuments and memorials to represent symbols of their nations. People making and changing rules and laws

3 People in world communities form governments to develop rules and laws to govern community members. People in world communities may have conflicts over rules, rights, and responsibilities. The processes of selecting leaders, solving problems, and making decisions differ in world communities. Governments around the world Governments in world communities organize to provide functions that individuals cannot provide. Governments in world communities have the authority to make, carry out, and enforce laws and manage disputes among them. Governments in world communities develop rules and laws. Governments in world communities plan, organize, and make decisions. Cultures and Civilizations What is a culture? What is a civilization? How and why do cultures change? Where do people settle and live? Why? People in world communities exchange elements of their cultures. People in world communities use legends, folktales, oral histories, biographies, autobiographies, and historical narratives to transmit values, ideas, beliefs, and traditions. World communities celebrate their people s accomplishments, achievements, and contributions. Historic events can be viewed through the eyes of those who were there, as shown in their art, writings, music, and artifacts. Communities Around the World People of similar and different cultural groups often live together in world communities. World communities have social, political, economic, and cultural similarities and differences. World communities change over time. Important events and eras of the near and distant past can be displayed on timelines. Calendar time can be measured in terms of years, decades, centuries, and millennia, using B.C. and A.D. as reference points. All people in world communities need to learn and Trade Books Read folktales to explore special writing genres of the countries being studied. Share stories from literature that help students understand the country and its culture. Examples from a study of Japan might include How My Parents Learned to Eat by Ira R. Friedman, My Hiroshima by Junko Morimoto, Count Your Way Through Japan by Jim Haskins, This Place Is Crowded by Vicki Cobb, and Sadako by Eleanor Coerr. Students can write and share a story about their families, describing traditions that their families celebrate.

4 they learn in different ways. Families in world communities differ from place to place. Beliefs, customs, and traditions in world communities are learned from others and may differ from place to place. World communities are made up of different events, people, problems, and ideas. People in world communities may have different interpretations and perspectives about important issues and historic events. The Location of World Communities World communities can be located on maps and globes (by latitude and longitude). The spatial relationships of world communities can be described by direction, location, distance, and scale. Regions represent areas of Earth s surface with unifying geographic characteristics. World communities can be located in relation to each other and to principal parallels and meridians. Geographic representations such as aerial photographs and satellite-produced images can be used to locate world communities. Earth s continents and oceans can be located in relation to each other and to principal parallels and meridians. Physical, Human, and Cultural Characteristics of World Communities The causes and effects of human migration vary in different world regions. The physical, human, and cultural characteristics of different regions and people throughout the world are different. Interactions between economic activities and geographic factors differ in world communities. The factors that influence human settlements differ in world communities. People Depending on and Africa Is Not a Country by Mary Burns Knight, Mark Melnicove, and Anne Sibley O Brien (illustrator) Everybody Cooks Rice by Norah Dooley Melting Pots: Family Stories and Recipes by Judith Eichler Weber Multicultural Explorations: Joyous Journeys with Books by Mary Ann Heltshe and Audry Burie Kirchner As the Crow Flies by Gail Hartman I Read Symbols by Tana Hoban If the World Were a Village by David J. Smith Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney My Map Book by Sara Fanelli Scholastic Atlas of the World by Philip Steele Little Nino s Pizzeria by Karen Barbour

5 Modifying Their Physical Environments People living in world communities depend on and modify their physical environments in different ways. Lifestyles in world communities are influenced by environmental and geographic factors. The development of world communities is influenced by environmental and geographic factors. Challenge of Meeting Needs and Wants in World Communities Societies organize their economies to answer three fundamental economic questions: What goods and services should be produced and in what quantities? How shall goods and services be produced? For whom shall goods and services be produced? Human needs and wants differ from place to place. People in world communities make choices due to unlimited needs and wants and limited resources. People in world communities must depend on others to meet their needs and wants. Production, distribution, exchange, and consumption of goods and services are economic decisions all societies must make. People in world communities use human, capital, and natural resources. People in world communities locate, develop, and make use of natural resources. Resources are important to economic growth in world communities. Economic Decision Making in World Communities Production, distribution, exchange, and consumption of goods and services are economic deci-sions that all world communities must make. Economic decisions in world communities are influenced by many factors. Symbols of Citizenship in World Communities The Lorax by Dr. Seuss Mr. Griggs Work by Cynthia Rylant Many folktales incorporate people s wishes and desires as a theme. Read folktales - compare and contrast what people want and the reasons for their wants. Jamestowne: Struggle for Survival by Marcia Sewall The Rag Coat by Lauren Mills Uncle Jed s Barbershop by Marjorie King Mitchell Multicultural Explorations: Joyous Journeys with Books by Mary Ann Heltshe and Audry Burie Kirchner

6 People in world communities celebrate various holidays and festivals. People in world communities use monuments and memorials to represent symbols of their nations. People Making and Changing Rules and Laws People in world communities form governments to develop rules and laws to govern community members. People in world communities may have conflicts over rules, rights, and responsibilities. The processes of selecting leaders, solving problems, and making decisions differ in world communities. Governments Around the World Governments in world communities organize to provide functions that individuals cannot provide. Governments in world communities have the authority to make, carry out, and enforce laws and manage disputes among them. Governments in world communities develop rules and laws. Governments in world communities plan, organize, and make decisions. Magazines: Faces (Cobblestone publications) World cultures and geography Folktales and stories frequently illustrate the rules and laws of a group. Explore some folktales with messages and consider reasons why the tales might become part of a culture s oral tradition. Read news articles from newspapers that illustrate situations in which people around the world work to solve a community problem. Governments Around the World (Kid s Guide) by Ernestine Giesecke Bibliography Barbour, Karen. Little Nino s Pizzeria. Harcourt, Brace ISBN: Cochran, Judith. Jan Keeling (Editor). Using Literature to Learn About Children Around The World: A Thematic Approach to Cultural Awareness. (Kids Stuff). Incentive Pub ISBN: Dahl, Michael. Australia (Countries of the World). Bridgestone Books ISBN: Cuba (Countries of the World). Children s Press ISBN: Kenya (Countries of the World). Bridgestone Books ISBN: Philippines (Countries of the World). Children s Press ISBN: Davis, Lucile. Ghana (Countries of the World). Bridgestone Books ISBN: Dooley, Norah. Peter Thornton (Illustrator). Everybody Cooks Rice. Scott Foresman (Pearson K-12) ISBN: Dr. Seuss. The Lorax. Random House ISBN: Faces (Cobblestone publications). Fanelli, Sara. My Map Book. HarperCollins Child Book Group ISBN: Giesecke, Ernestine. Governments Around the World (Kid s Guide). Heineman Library ISBN: Hartman, Gail. As the Crow Flies. Aladdin Library ISBN:

7 Haskins, Jim. Count Your Way Through Korea. Carolrhoda Books ISBN: Count Your Way Through Japan. Carolrhoda Books ISBN: Count Your Way Through Russia. Carolrhoda Books ISBN: Count Your Way Through Mexico. Carolrhoda Books ISBN: Count Your Way Through Ireland. Carolrhoda Books ISBN: Count Your Way Through India. First Avenue Editions ISBN: Count Your Way Through Brazil. Carolrhoda Books ISBN: Count Your Way Through Israel. Carolrhoda Books ISBN: Count Your Way Through the Arab World. Carolrhoda Books ISBN: Count Your Way Through Africa. Carolrhoda Books ISBN: Count Your Way Through China. Carolrhoda Books ISBN: Heltshe, Mary Ann, and Kirchner, Audry Burie. Multicultural Explorations: Joyous Journeys with Books. Teacher Ideas Press ISBN: Hoban, Tana. I Read Symbols. HarperCollins ISBN: Kalman, Bobbie. Canada: The Culture. Crabtree Pub ISBN: India: The Culture. Crabtree Pub ISBN: Mexico: The Culture. Crabtree Pub ISBN: Vietnam: The Culture. Crabtree Pub ISBN: Japan: The Culture (The Lands, Peoples, and Culture Series). Crabtree Pub ISBN: X.. Peru: The People and the Culture. Crabtree Pub ISBN: Knight, Mary Burns, and Melnicove, Mark. Anne Sibley O Brien (Illustrator). Africa Is Not a Country. Millbrook ISBN: Mills, Lauren. The Rag Coat. Little Brown & Co ISBN: Mitchell, Marjorie King. Uncle Jed s Barbershop. Aladdin Library ISBN: Morrison, Martha and Brown, Steven F. World Religions Series. Facts on File, Inc Morrison, Martha and Brown, Stephen F. Judaism (World Religions). Facts on File. 2nd Revised Ed ISBN: National Geographic World Atlas for Young Explorers. National Geographic. October ISBN: The New York State Education Department. Music: A Resource Guide for Standards-Based Instruction Around the World: An Atlas of Maps and Pictures. Rand-McNally ISBN: The Reader s Digest Children s Atlas of the World. Reader s Digest ISBN: Rylant, Cynthia. Mr. Griggs Work. Orchard Books ISBN: Saunders, Phillip, and Gilliard, June. (Editors). A Framework for Teaching Basic Economic Concepts with Scope and Sequence Guidelines K-12. National Council on Economics Education ISBN: Sewall, Marcia. Jamestowne: Struggle for Survival. Atheneum ISBN: Smith, David J. Shelagh Armstrong (Illustrator). If the World Were a Village. Kids Can Press ISBN: Steele, Philip. Scholastic Atlas of the World. Scholastic Reference ISBN: Stull, Elizabeth Crosby. Multicultural Discovery Activities for the Elementary Grades. Sweeney, Joan. Me on the Map. Dragonfly ISBN: Tiedt, Pamela L., and Tiedt, Iris M. Multicultural Teaching: A Handbook of Activities Information and Resources. 6th Ed.

8 Allyn & Bacon ISBN: Weber, Judith Eichler. Scott Gubala (Illustrator). Melting Pots: Family Stories and Recipes. (Family Ties). Silver Moon Press ISBN: X.